| slovo | definícia |
apropos
(mass) | apropos
- ohľadne |
apropos
(encz) | apropos,jako na zavolanou adv: Petr Prášek |
apropos
(encz) | apropos,k věci adv: Petr Prášek |
apropos
(encz) | apropos,korektní adj: Petr Prášek |
apropos
(encz) | apropos,ohledně prep: apropos your new task... Petr Prášek |
apropos
(encz) | apropos,vhod adv: Petr Prášek |
apropos
(encz) | apropos,vhodný adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
Apropos
(gcide) | Apropos \Ap"ro*pos`\ ([a^]p"r[-o]*p[=o]`), a. & adv. [F. [`a]
propos; [`a] (L. ad) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan,
purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See Propound.]
1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.
[1913 Webster]
A tale extremely apropos. --Pope.
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2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or
subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental
observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly
belonging to the narration.
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apropos
(wn) | apropos
adv 1: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn:
seasonably, timely, well-timed, apropos]
2: introducing a different topic; in point of fact;
"incidentally, I won't go to the party" [syn: by the way,
by the bye, incidentally, apropos]
adj 1: of an appropriate or pertinent nature [ant: malapropos] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
malapropos
(encz) | malapropos, adv: |
Apropos
(gcide) | Apropos \Ap"ro*pos`\ ([a^]p"r[-o]*p[=o]`), a. & adv. [F. [`a]
propos; [`a] (L. ad) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan,
purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See Propound.]
1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.
[1913 Webster]
A tale extremely apropos. --Pope.
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2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or
subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental
observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly
belonging to the narration.
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malapropos
(gcide) | malapropos \mal*ap"ro*pos`\, a. & adv. [F. mal [`a] propos; mal
evil + [`a] propos to the purpose.]
Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.
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malapropos
(wn) | malapropos
adv 1: at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just
as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos"
[syn: inopportunely, malapropos] [ant: opportunely]
adj 1: of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature [ant:
apropos] |
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